document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046714>Question 1046714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify 3a/a+3 - (a-4)/(a-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your expression is apparant as <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">3a/a+3 - (a-4)/(a-2)</PRE> in your compose field.  If that is what you have, then with rendering tags, you are expressing <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%2Fa%2B3+-+%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%2Fa%2B3+-+%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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